Once again, we’re deep into another season of baseball, and for those of us who love the sport like no other, much of its charm lies in its timelessness.
It’s not just that baseball is one of the few sports with no clock, meaning that any game could theoretically go on forever (just as they sometimes seemed to do during...
If you’re curious about skydiving but too petrified to do it, consider Stephen Stewart, owner of Skydive Airtight in Skiatook. He used to be afraid, too.
“I am terrified to death of heights,” he says. “But depth perception ends at 1,500 feet for most people. When you’re 12,000 feet in the air, your depth perception is gone.”
And so is your...
It might be nostalgia … or the next generation discovering the thrill of setting a stylus on a vinyl disc. Either way, the analog musical medium of long-play records has made a comeback in the state.
While some may see the revival as a fad, many have always jammed out with vinyl.
“I remember the dark days of the mid-’90s, when...
Storing your stuff can seem mundane. For some, the idea evokes images of packed-to-the-ceiling closets or crammed cabinets, drawers and garages. Or maybe you are so organized that you know the location of everything you own.
And if garage-sized space is what you want for all your stuff, there’s a new option. Garage Condos of Tulsa, opening this summer, takes...
Narrow tunnels beneath Tulsa’s and Oklahoma City’s downtowns are well-used – sometimes in ways the builders might never have envisioned.
In Tulsa, 9-to-5ers can take some tunnels from parking garages to workplaces and ditch their umbrellas. The passageways aren’t much to admire, but serve a purpose in a city that, according to Tours of Tulsa company owner Kelly Gibson, “experiences...
Frances Jordan-Rakestraw, executive director of Greenwood Cultural Center, is a K-12 product of Tulsa Public Schools. She attended Ralph J. Bunche and John Burroughs elementaries, Roosevelt Junior High and Central High. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Northeastern State University, Jordan-Rakestraw held numerous corporate jobs and became the first black woman in Tulsa’s history to become...
Around Town
It’s time once more for DeadCenter, the state’s biggest and highest profile film festival, June 6-9 in Oklahoma City.
The DeadCenter Film Festival has such a great vibe, with many parties and extra events, that even friends who don’t love film as much as you do want to come along and bask in the atmosphere. While they’re there, you...
The Saint Francis Tulsa Tough bicycle racing festival spins itself into a frenzy June 7-9. Categories accomodate everyone from pro bikers to training-wheel toddlers. Races include criterium (laps around a closed course) and Gran Fondo (long distances). Visit tulsatough.com for the schedule.
More cycling fun can be had June 1-2 with the Oklahoma Pro-Am Classic in Oklahoma City in the...
Summer’s Fifth Night at Utica Square in Tulsa presents live music on summer Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Pack a picnic supper or dine in a restaurant during this free event. This month’s acts are: The Fabulous Mid Life Crisis Band, June 6; Zodiac, June 13; Eldredge Jackson, June 20; and Denise Hoey and The Boulevard, June 27....
The 33rd Annual Red Earth Festival celebrates Native American heritage and features hundreds of dancers and artists from across the country June 7-9. Held at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, the event has a parade, powwow, art market and other community events. Visit redearth.org for information.
